Free Speech 2020: An Interview with Nupol Kiazolu, President of Black Lives Matter Greater NY
“I just really want people—young people all around the world—to know that your voice is powerful, your voice holds weight, and your voice can change the world.” More
Writers Who Cook: Serious Biscuits with Steven Reigns
“I became obsessed with making biscuits when quarantine began. . . At one point, I made biscuits 16 mornings in a row, trying to capture what I consumed in… More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Morgan Jerkins
“I wanted this book to serve as a living, breathing document to other Black people that in spite of the violences against us, in spite of much time and… More
The PEN Pod: Investigating Censorship in Hollywood with James Tager
“We want Hollywood to take more action to oppose government censorship from any government—be that from Beijing, Washington D.C., Moscow, Cairo, or Riyadh.” More
Belarus: PEN Calls for the Immediate Release of Political Prisoners
We are highly concerned about the systematic violations of the right to freedom of expression in the run-up to the presidential elections in Belarus. More
What to Do When Your Employee is Harassed Online
When staff are attacked online in a way that intersects with their professional life, organizations have a responsibility to take the abuse seriously, and help address it. More
The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel
“We absolutely cannot let our guard down, and we’re in uncharted territory in terms of a president who is willing to flout the First Amendment.” More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Laura van den Berg
“Story gives us a way to process and inhabit human experience, to feel things through language that we might be less willing to feel in our own lives.” More
The PEN Pod: On the Power of Poetry with Natasha Trethewey
“Poetry can save us. It can, in many ways, unite us because of the sheer intimacy of a single voice that might reach someone.” More
Belarus Approaches Another Undemocratic Election, as Arts and Culture Remains Underground
The courageous Belarusian artists and writers who continue to tell their stories, and to speak the truth, must not be ignored. More
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In this week’s #PENten interview, New York Times bestselling author @MorganJerkins discusses freedom of expression and the importance of illuminating Black women writers, thinkers, and activists. Check out the full interview here: https://bit.ly/33EhLO1
Facebook and Twitter restrict Trump social media accounts over his false claims regarding the coronavirus. US public health advice makes clear children have no immunity to Covid-19. https://bbc.in/3a11Pq5
In the run-up to the election, “pink slime” websites are on the rise. Designed to promote partisan talking points and collect user data, these low-cost journalistic websites are linked closely to conservative entities. https://bit.ly/3kikfXX